Review: It took a little over 24 hours before I weighed in on my official thoughts on Morten Tyldums The Imitation Game from The Weinstein Company. My initial reaction upon leaving the screening room was it was astonishing, a magnificent achievement that stands tall as one of the years best movies. As the film continues to settle within my cinematic soul, this very well could be the best film of the year, anchored by a career best performance from the amazing Benedict Cumberbatch. Full disclosure, Im fairly oblivious to European history and the heroes that had a hand in one of the deadliest wars in history. Ive heard the name Alan Turing from high school and college but either didnt care enough to learn or have no recollection of his contributions. Minutes following the screening, Amazon.com got $15.82 from my bank account in order to read Alan Turing: The Enigma, the book in which screenwriter Graham Moore based the story upon. Telling the story of Alan Turing, a mathematician who in 1939 led a pioneer in cracking one of the most difficult codes in history. His contributions paved the way for essentially the way we exist now. However, Turing, who is a homosexual, has to wrestle with his secret in order to keep his status and his work years later.Masterfully told and encompassing an emotional complexity, Tyldums film is both engrossing and disturbing. It has genius aspirations in which it wants to exist in the cinematic world. Its an impeccable thriller, taut and brilliant, exploring the horrors of war along with the choices that doom mankind for all eternity. Tyldum is methodical and precise in which he decides to unravel the story, Turing is one of the fallen heroes of our history and his story stands as one of the most tragic. Screenwriter Moore crafts a murky, dark, yet totally enjoyable spy film that stands taller than any James Bond film ever released. Its a sure-fire Oscar contender for several Academy Awards including Best Picture. They should feel so lucky to have the gumption to choose something this methodical and majestic.Benedict Cumberbatch continues to climb the ladder as one of the best actors working today. After impressive performances August: Osage County, 12 Years a Slave, and TVs Sherlock, this is the role that will make him a bonafide movie star. Oscar-winner or not, this will be looked upon like the greats such as Gene Hackman in The French Connection or any legendary 70s movie that you love today. Cumberbatch hones in on all of Turings character flaws and good qualities that make him a real person. He constructs him from the toes up, inflicting mannerisms and behaviors that all ring true. He stimulates all the sensual beats that keep us fixated on a performance. I cant help but go back to someone like Joaquin Phoenix in The Master, who delivered a construction of epic proportions. Though based on a real person, the talented Cumberbatch ignites his own masterpiece performance. He follows the demons of Turing down to his bones. Unsure, arrogant, and dismissive to the world around him, Turing shows only what he must, what he chooses, and every once in a while, we get a front seat to his soul. Thank you Cumberbatch.The rest of the cast is completely on their game. Its probably a contender for the SAG Ensemble prize. Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley, as the feisty and fiery Joan Clark, is as loose and comfortable as Ive ever seen her. She wears Joan like an old coat from the back of the closet. Remembering it fondly and seeing that it fits just perfect. She has all the things that make up an Oscar nominee; a scene that will likely bring you to tears, plenty of scenes that play as the comic relief in a dark tale, and being simply charming in every part of the film. I dont know when its going to happen but the world needs to make Matthew Goode a mega-star. In his brief time on-screen, Goode makes his mark, becoming essentially a co-anchor with Knightley of the supporting players, showcasing a reason to give this …

Review: An enjoyably complicated crime caper flick set in 1978 (the same time as that of THE DALLAS BUYERS CLUB), made more humorous by the deadpan way in which it is acted and directed. The mainspring of the plot involves the kidnapping of affluent wife Mickey (Jennifer Aniston) by two would-be criminals Ordel (Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def), and Marshall (Will Forte). The only snag is that they have not thought the strategy through, and hence their desire to obtain a $1m. ransom from Mickeys crooked husband Frank (Tim Robbins) goes horribly wrong. Add to the mix an enjoyably cranky Nazi sympathizer Richard (Mark Boone Jr.) and a self-interested girl out for what she can get, especially from Frank (Isla Fisher) and there are plenty of opportunities for comic set-pieces.In thematic terms, LIFE OF CRIME shows what happens when people are unable to communicate with one another. Frank is so wrapped up in his masculinist world of golf and extra-marital sex that he cannot understand his wifes frustrations. Neither Ordell nor Marshall have any real understanding of one another, which condemns their criminal partnership almost from the start. Richard cannot talk to anyone; his love for Nazi ephemera is simply a means of compensating for his psychological and sexual inadequacies. In the end he dies in a police shoot-out, his shotgun an apt reminder of how he perpetually looks for ways of avoiding self-analysis. Director Daniel Schechter is fond of employing the close-up focusing on the characters blank stares as they struggle – and eventually fail – to make sense of a world that condemns them to a life of perpetual isolation.In the end Marshall and Mickey find some salvation through an unlikely alliance born out of adversity. While certainly not falling in love – in this film such elemental emotions are beyond any of the characters capabilities – they learn how to co-exist with one another. The denouement seems somehow right, as Frank gets his comeuppance and Ordell is left with nothing.LIFE OF CRIME is certainly not a laugh-out-loud movie, but its wry humor arising from a series of increasingly improbable situations offers a comment on our ability (or inability) to cope with an arbitrary universe. The hairstyles and clothes conjure up a long- forgotten world of doubtful morality.

Review: it was not storyline which take spectators to sit on the edge of their seat to watch whole of film, but undoubtedly the brilliant play of both Kristen Stewart and Peyman Moaadi together which was one of the strong point of that. The film keep you wait to see what will happen in the relationship between a detainee and its guard, a relationship,based on standard, should have never occurred. people from America seems to be more interested about the film , not because they are looking for a Drama to watch, maybe they prefer other in this genre, but its director Peter Sattlers research about what probably would be happen to Guantanamo and American troops there and his attempt to picture it. Americans sons, friends, army are in war in all over the world and this is what people want to touch troops lifetime from distance. Places seems to be peaceful, clean and sometimes intimate(library, sport, food,..) and not as dark as what we thought about Americans prisons in Guantanamo, but lack of variety of locations and persist to film at only 2 or 3 places during characters dialogue, made viewers somehow limit, those who wished to see much more scenes from there. Meaning of hurriedness to finish filming comes in audiences mind first. The number of 8 seems bold and mystery, 8 years later, 8 month later, hit the ball for 8 times but sounds too long to catch 48, and so on that perhaps should be asked from director about his insisting on number 8 in this film. Generally for those who used to see American star Kristen Stewart in Twilight, this provide a new face for her fans, also the same goes for Peyman Moaadi which Iranian can see him in new character with a foreign language and in strange locations, beside American stars who have millions of followers in Iran.

Review: This movie just like part 1 relies very much on explicit sex and nudity as a useless method and not for art. I have already seen movies whose directors dont overuse explicit sex and pornography to tempt movie goers and those movies were much more interesting than this useless hardcore. As for the ending of the movie I have the right to say that it is completely disappointing and very irrational. Still astounded why the hell would a married Nymphomaniac deprave and humiliate herself all the time doing porn without any pleasure?. Lars Von Trier again depends on nude black men with erect penises and repetitive of oral pu**y lic**ing in vain.I wonder again after seeing this movie:Did Lars Von Trier really work hard to make a successful movie or his main concern was placing explicit commercial porno sex in a drama?. Everyone knows that explicit sex sells,but it makes of the movie a cheap dirty porno!.

Review: First of all…to the people who say its cheaply made, did you even look at the AMAZING effects they did? Or complaining how the film had a home movie feel? Um…thats the point!I do agree that the film is NOT for young kids. Its a more mature film for preteens Id say. It has a strong story to it and i was engrossed throughout the entire thing!The actors did an extremely well job as well My point is…give this film a try with an open mind. Its actually pretty good, not the best but Id watch it again

Review: Fury is written and directed by David Ayer and stars Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Pena and John Bernthal. Set over a two-day period towards the conclusion of WWII, it is the story of a battle-hardened U.S armored tank division fighting through German lines.The film begins in the aftermath of a battle where a small tank platoon has suffered the loss of one of their drivers. We are introduced to the crew of the Sherman tank named Fury led by the charismatic, yet reserved, Sergeant Don Wardaddy Collier (Brad Pitt), deeply religious Boyd Bible Swan (Shia Labouf), fast talking driver Trini Gordo Garcia (Michael Pena) and the bully of the unit, Grady Coon-Ass Travis (John Bernthal).On the units return to base, their fallen comrade is replaced with raw recruit, Private Norman Ellison (Logan Lerman). Ellison is only a typist with basic tank driving skills and has never seen a day of battle in his life. Wardaddys unit has no patience for rookies. The unit is then sent on a mission to hold down a crossroad against larger German forces armed with superior artillery.Brad Pitts performance is mostly reminiscent of a previous WWII film, Inglorious Basterds. Like his character in Quentin Tarantinos revenge fantasy, Pitt as Wardaddy is a commanding presence with a total disdain for his enemies. Michael Pena as Gordo repeatedly cracks jokes even at the darkest of times. Shia LaBoufs performance as god-fearing Bible steers clear of the overly religious character trope. John Bernthals performance as the tanks loader is well executed but he portrays him as an unlikable bully whos as brutish as he is reckless. Logan Lerman is impressive but his characters development from a raw recruit to a war-hardened warrior is underwhelming.Most war films portray their characters as people we can support and want to see survive, but Furys main characters do not fit this mold. Wardaddys unit is voracious and has no regard for the enemies they kill. Furys cast is reminiscent of the characters in HBOs Iraq war miniseries, Generation Kill. Like Generation Kill, Fury has a strong war is hell message and portrays its characters as self-proclaimed, war- hardened warriors who view war as just a job. Ellison is the only character we relate to. He is fearful and reluctant to fight even when he needs to. There is a scene when he hesitates to fire during an ambush and after which Wardaddy disciplines him by forcing him to execute a Nazi prisoner of war. From this point on, Fury makes it clear; there are no heroes in war. This is not your typical war movie. Fury feels realistic but is still like any other action film, but with the addition of intense and grinding tank battles.In the end I didnt feel as though Fury matched the themes of heroism and sacrifice like Saving Private Ryan or Black Hawk Down. After watching these men go through so much turmoil, I expected a stronger sense of brotherhood between the characters. Its not to say the rest of the movie is a disappointment. Fury delivers on chaotic action-packed battles and what feels like an insiders look into what a real WWII tank platoon would have been like.